Chevrolet Cavalier Complaints

4,662 consumer complaints on file.

#10046254December 2, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, THEN STOPPED. HE WAS UNABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. THEN, CALLED THE DEALER/MECHANIC, WHO SENT SOMEONE TO PICK UP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS LATER CALLED, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS TOO NEW. ALSO, CONSUMER COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC WAS STILL FLOWING AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY.*AK CONSUMER WAS IN THE LEFT LANE PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. LUCKILY, HE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURN ON HIS HAZARD LIGHTS. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048973December 1, 2003
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT WHERE MY CAVALIER FLIPPED END OVER END AND ROLLED NUMEROUS TIMES. AT NO TIME DID MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A COMPLETE LOSS. THE ACCIDENT WAS DEEMED AN ACT OF NATURE/GOD. NO AT FAULT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047625November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, PARKING BRAKE
MY CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT(2001 Z24 CAVALIER) HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. PISTON RODS FAILING, FUEL PUMP LEAKING, CRANKSHAFT FAILURE, GEAR BOX BENT CAUSING ME TO ONLY START CAR IN NEUTRAL AND CAN'T PARK ON HILLS. ALSO... VALVES HAVE BROKEN NUMEROUS TIMES, ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, FUEL GAUGE WAS BROKEN, POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING, SUNROOF SHATTERED ON ME... EVERYTHING HAS BROKEN ON THIS BRAND NEW CAR I BOUGHT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HELP ME EVEN UNDER WARRANTY... I GOT A LEMON AND THEY WANT ME TO KEEP IT. SO MANY PROBLEMS I CANT LIST THEM ALL... MOST RECENTLY I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD SON AND WE JUST GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP AFTER 14 DAYS REPAIR ON A VALVE, AND THE NEXT DAY WE WERE DRIVING AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP ON ME AND BRAKES, AND I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP US FROM CRASHING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN AND THE CONNECTED SOME HOSE THEY "FORGOT" TO CONNECT AND TOLD ME TO LEAVE. AFTER WE ALMOST COULD OF DIED, I WILL NOT GET INTO THE VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR TOO. I WISH SOMEONE COULD HELP ME! (INCIDENT DATE IS MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE) *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10047637November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
VEHICLE MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING. TEMPERATURE GAUGE RAISING TO 200. OCCASIONALLY, THE THERMOSTAT LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN GOES OUT. CHECKED WATER IN OVERFLOW, LEVEL WAS ONLY SLIGHTLY LOW. ADDED SOME ANTI-FREEZE & THEN NOTICED WATER ON THE GROUND AFTER DRIVING. ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2003. THEN THE PROBLEM WAS IT OVERHEATED & RAN OUT OF WATER. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THERE EVEN BEING A PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048532November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
A DARK BROWN RUST COLOR DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT WHEELS. THE DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CHANGED THE BRAKES, TURNED THE ROTOR AND PUT NEW BEARINGS ON, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE BROWN RUST COLOR WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048590November 24, 2003
WHEELS
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WHEELS OF HER VEHICLE LOCKED WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM TURNING THEM. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A POLE, INJURING BOTH HER AND HER DAUGHTER. CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A SPRAINED RIGHT ARM AND A BUMP ON HER HEAD. HER DAUGHTER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER ARM AND KNEES. CONSUMER STATED SHE REPORTED THE VEHICLE'S BEHAVIOR TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC TWICE BEFORE, BUT WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO THE MECHANIC TO BE CHECKED. SHE STATED THAT EACH TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED, SHE WAS TOLD TO COME BACK. SHE STATED THAT SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. PLEASE HELP.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10044300November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048476November 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
CONSUMER RECEIVED A BILL FOR CHARGES FOR REPAIRS THAT WAS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR VEHICLE.*MR (NAR) *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048376November 20, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
THE REAR TURN SIGNAL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE LIGHT BURNS THROUGH THE SOCKET WHICH CAUSES FAILURE. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048258November 19, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO, SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048341November 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ,THEN THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, PER THE FIRE INSPECTOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048364November 19, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
COMPLAINT REGARDING 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS. *MR THERE WERE TWO CRASHES. ONE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE OTHER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. THE DIAGNOSIS INCLUDED PREVIOUS BOTCHED WORKMANSHIP. ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION COULDN'T BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE DUE TO BOTCHED MECHANIC WORK WHICH WAS UNREPORTED TO THE CONSUMER OR WITHIN THE BILL OF SALE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047108November 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE- STALLING AT HIGH/LOW SPEEDS. NO STEERING,BRAKES, VERY FRIGHTENING!! ALREADY SPENT ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY AT MECHANICS TO FIND PROBLEM. PROBABLY ANOTHER RECALL ON VEHICLE. ALMOST BECOMING MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047984November 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY. DEALER REPAIRED, AND 8 MONTHS LATER THE PART FAILED AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046940November 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR STALLS. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS FOR THIS ISSUE. ALWAYS GET RESPONSE, "CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE." JUST PURCHASED 2003 CAVALIER IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 7000 MILES ON IT. THIS BEGAN IN AUGUST. HAVE BEEN REPORTING THESE INCIDENTS TO THE DEALER EVER SINCE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046884November 13, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR SURGES WHEN COLD, UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION. GIVES A FEELING OF HOLDING BACK, UNDER SLOW ACCELERATION. RUNS FINE WHEN WARM. FIRST 3 MINUTES THEN CLEARS UP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047848November 12, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE WIRE THAT CONNECTS TO THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TOO SHORT AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSE THE AC TO KICK IN. WHEN THE AC KICKS IN THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT DO ANY THING ABOUT IT. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047850November 12, 2003
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL. RECALL NO. # 02V286000, SUBJECT: POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO COLLIDE WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE DID ARRIVE ON THE SCENE AND CITED THE CONSUMER'S GRAND DAUGHTER. THE CONSUMER'S GRANDDAUGHTER AND THE OTHER DRIVER BOTH SUFFERED WHIPLASH. *PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10044322November 12, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER FELT THAT SEAT BELT WAIS DEFECTIVE. THE SEAT BELT CUT INTO THE CONSUMER'S NECK AND IT IS WAS TOO HIGH UP ON HER NECK. ALSO, THE LAP BELT WASS TOO TIGHT AROUND THE CONSUMER'SWAIST. THE DEALER TRIED TO PUT EXTENDERS ON THE BELTS, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STILL FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE USING THE SEAT BELTS. *AK CONSUMER HAD TWO ADDITIONAL CONCERNS. FIRST, THE SEAT BELT GETS TANGLES EVERY TIME IT FASTENED AND IS UNCOMFORTABLE. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE HAD 162 MILES AT PURCHASE AND SHE WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT UNUSUAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10045935November 11, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
GRINDING NOISE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE. THE SECOND TIME SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT GM WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT ALL CAVALIERS HAVE IT AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY "TRAVEL" IN THE CALIPERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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